With no trailer as of yet for Transformers 4, most of the original actors now gone, and the synopsis only telling us that it's about a mechanic and his daughter (great, I so wanted a story like that ), one has to wonder what Micheal 'Explosion Fetish Stereotype Loving Boobz' Bay has in store for us.

One can only assume they'll be a 'hot' chick in it, and the movie will follow our 'hero's' attempt to bed this chick, all the while the transformers are sidelined, and when they are on screen they'll be too much military porn going on to see what's happening.

What worries me is with most of the main Decepticons now dead (I mean the one's we actually care about), who will there be to fill the role? Or will Bay just cop out and bring Megatron back to life again, this time as Galvatron? Who knows, with Micheal Bay anything is possible (apart from a good story)

So what are your opinions on Transformers 4, are you looking forward to it (secretly I am, I just know I'll be disappointed by it)? What do you want to see in it? Is there a chance that it'll actually be good?

2699670 No idea. Personally, I believe Michael Bay should have focused more on the war between the Autobots and Decepticons from the very beginning instead of sidelining them in favor of Shia Labeouf awkwardly acting like some nerd who's trying to bed some hot chick that just happens to be a mechanic.

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But then where would he fit in his obligatory military porn and social stereotypes? Think of how different the films would be without them

2699745

From what I've seen on the internet, it looks like the Stunticons are going to be the main villains this time. I'm just scared of what he's going to do to the poor Dinobots

2699745 Better. I can live with the military porn, despite the fact that the military doesn't seem to have learned a goddamn thing since the first movie (hint: automatic weapons do not work so well on the giant alien robots). Seriously, you (Michael Bay) have a war going on between two factions of giant transforming alien robots who only care about pounding the shit out of each other in new and more exciting ways so they can end their war, and you focus on two retards who can barely walk out of their front doors without tripping over air? Don't get me wrong, the humans could have served some purpose to the narrative without taking up all of the goddamn screentime from the whole reason we watched the movies in the first place.

2699761
As long as it isn't the same old 'decepticons get their asses kicked by one autobot' thing again I don't care what happens

2699775
The whole 'automatic weapons not hurting them' seems to be true in first two films, but in the third one Shockwave gets his ass handed to him by Epps and the guys with the parachutes, all of whom had automatics.

I agree with you though, if you want to involve humans, do like Transformers Prime. They were there, they even got involved and saved the day sometimes, but they didn't take up all the screen time. Of course I'm biased to Prime because I love it so much, but you get the point

2699820

here is a thought... why can't Transformer films can be good as Transformer Prime? Odd considering main writers for that show are same guys as ones wrote for Revenge of Fallen. So WHY?

2699670

Pretty sure TFW (via UK Toy Fair post about his toy) confirmed Lockdown was in the move.

Is Lockdown not a 'Con we care about?

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Probably because the writers had over 3 seasons to tell the story, whereas in the film they had 2 hours. I'm not defending them, I'm just saying they had less time to work with

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I didn't know he was in it. I guess that makes him and the Stunticons so far then

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I guess but still... I wonder if it is possible to dream of a Transformer film that is half good as Transformers Prime. especially with Michael Expulsion Bay as the head.

2699909
What about the 80's film, and the Prime film. Both were pretty good in my opinion

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I mean theatrical film... As for 1980's film... meh not bad... but it did not won the hearts of film critiques. ( personally I don't see G1 as not THAT good because well lets face it it has more holes then Revenge of the fallen. )

2699943

Yes, but nowhere near as many bad, bad, poorly-thought out and logically ridiculous robot sex jokes. *CoughWheelieCough*

2699943
But those holes were good holes, ones we could laugh at and enjoy. Not ones we cringed at every time they were mentioned

As for whether they could make a good theatrical film, they could, but they'll need a new director at least

2699969

ah yes Wheelie... I forgot THAT scene.

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I agree I personally would DIE for Transformers theatrical film with story half good as Transformers Prime. ( seriously that show did EVERYTHING right and I consider it to be BEST Transformer Series EVER! )

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Happy to help.

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It is, and the main reason for it is because they took the time to develop the personalities of both Autobots and Decepticons, not just the humans. If a film could do that, I would go to every screening just to see it once more

2700006

yes... Here is a toast to a dream that will probably never gets fulfilled.

Hey do you guys want to here the so far transformers cast? just what we know so far.

Optimus Prime: is redesigned in both Truck and bot modes

Bumblebee: also redesigned (is a Camaro but a different type)

Hound: the first confirmed character turns into a green military truck (yay military autobots) and blurry photos suggest he has a beard.

Drift: turns into a blue Bugatti and in robot mode looks like a samurai
image:

Crosshairs: a green Chevy Corvette description from some guy says he has a trench coat (made out of robot bits i presume like sentinel primes cape)
picture of head: http://static.seibertron.com/images/toys/uploads/1390475596_Mashems4.jpg

Decepticons

Lockdown: is confirmed to be a Lamborghini

piucture of head (toy and a heavily edited pic so the original guy who posted it does not get traced back to him)
http://static.seibertron.com/images/toys/uploads/1390475596_Mashems3.jpg
http://static.seibertron.com/images/movie/uploads/1390507201_1390485629_lock.jpg

Stinger: is a red pagani huayra who looks like bumblebee ( most likely a clone from evidence fans have pieced together)

blurry picture plus a picture of bumblebee for comparision

toylists say there is a con named Wolf

By the way the pictures of Bumblebee and Stinger are clapperboard pictures some guys took photos of on set.

Drift and Prime

2699786

That happened all the time throughout the various continuities.

2700385
Hush you

By the way its not Mark Wahlberg's character getting a girl (he is either divorced or his wife died)

its his Daughters boyfriend

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yeah i agree, Bay could have reversed it to, focus on the transformers and have the humans on the sidelines.

If Megatron is resurrected again he could be Galvatron this time or Galvatron could be s separate character like in the IDW comics. Then there's Cyclonus and Scourge, them three became the major Decepticons after the movie and season 3 of G1.

OK I just found out Cyclonus will be in the new movie so the question is will Galvatron and Scourge be in it?

Also rumor was that the King from the Burger King commercials was going a transformer in the new movie but it was scrapped But a concept art was made

2700949 sigh its not confirmed its probably a code name

Cyclonus has never been mentioned anywhere else besides a list full of car names and code names.

did not appear in the toy lists that were seen on a store computer.

in dotm Cyclonus was the code name for Megatron in the concept arts and casting sheets.

so its probably Galvatron since at the toyfair it was mentioned Galvatron was in it.

2700925 but this is not G1.

in the unicron saga Cyclonus was a helicopter and a insane decepticon

and Scourge was the leader of the jungle planet and a dragon looking beast.

and people CGI is expensive so of course there is not going to be many robot scenes sure they could use the time better but my point stands.

2700949 that transformer was made for the burger kind commercials

it transforms into a grill

it is obviously the King as a transformer

it was not going to be in Revenge of The Fallen.

2699670
Lets face facts. If anyone can screw up Giant Robot Dinosaurs, it is Michal "Explosions" Bay. TMNT is equally screwed.

2699670 I can only hope Michael Bay will FINALLY listen to some complaints and try to fix things. How's about actually focusing on the robots, I mean that's why the franchise is called "Transformers".

2699869 From what I heard there was going to be a Transformer Prime film, but Hasbro didn't approve. (And I'm talking about theatrical release).

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I seriously doubt they'll use the same code names from the previous movie.

And just because a Cyclonus toy has not been seen doesn't mean he won't show up in a future wave.

Also odds are that most people will mostly be familiar with the original G1 versions of the characters and with Galvatron aside the new Decepticon hierarchy will either be something familiar like in the later seasons of G1 where almost all the major characters were replaced or they will be OCs made for the movie and that might suck even more given that the movie might still suck since Michael Bay is still directing it and I really hope to God that the rumor its true that he is only going to direct this new one and will pass the next two movies to someone else.

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if Cyclonus is a major character we would be mentioned more then one time in a list of either car names or code names.

and that toy list is at least the first 3 or 4 waves.

2701214 He did not listen the first three times what makes you think they will change that now?

oh wait during the filming of the 2nd movie he asked these teenager boys what their favorite part of the first movie was

they said Megan Fox.

2701148

Eeyup.

I have to wonder whose bright-eye, brain dead idea was to put Bay in charge of a TMNT movie.

Names will be changed.

Changes to the mythos will be made, even though there is no logical reason why they couldn't have been explained to a movie audience via Exposition.

Characters will be similarity altered In ways that make absolutely no sense and are completely unnecessary . .. .

And the worst part of it is, the changes will be retroactively put into the original mythos, and any reboot afterwards.

If there was ever a case for "Ruined Forever . . ." this would be it.

2701792 what?

no the only charcters being change are

Burne Thompson who is now a girl

and the Shredder is a white guy now.

unless you count Casey Jones not being in the film (sequel?)

2701887

Aaah, I was just thinking of Worst Case Scenarios. I have a tendency to do that. I also have a tendency to assume that the Worst Case Scenario is also Most Statistically Likely Scenario, even if it doesn't make logical sense to think of it like that.

Just needed to get that off my chest, as it were, and here, where we're talking dirt about Bay, seemed as a good place as any.

2701991 its never a good time to talk about dirt

people fight

people threat

and people get depressed.

i just hate the fandoms when they get out of control.

2702155

I'm sorry, I just have to . . .

Dirt.

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2702155

All right, let me see if maybe I can make up for my earlier antics and get this forum back on track, with a tasteful, classical, thought-provoking image.

2702762 that picture is old. (this coming from a guy who goes on tfw2005 daily)

the head is more recent and is guessed to be Crosshairs (the car)

2702882

It looks like he has a pair of goggles, but the right lens has a flip-up monocole on top of the goggle-lens.

Lens-ception, or something.

And hey, the picture may be old, but it worked, didn't it?

Edit: Ooh, ooh! Maybe its more of a targeting apparatus?

2703150 Hence the name * Crosshairs * (the cross hairs of a sniper rifle)

and some guy who has legit info says he has a trench coat not human clothes of course but his robot bits make it look like a trench coat another example of transformers clothes is dotm Sentinel Prime's cape.